Essay on Plastic Bags

not use plastic bags that we have to switch to paper or reusable bags because plastic is bad for the environment. They may be bad for the environment but how is paper and reusable any better than plastic? So I do not think we should get rid of plastic because how is it solving our problems if they just cause new ones that we are going to have to fix later on? If we are just going to make new problems by using paper or reusable bags then why get rid of plastic bags? We get told that plastic is…

Plastic is a new foundation for human life: food comes packaged in plastic, sports are played on grass made out of plastic, supplies are wrapped in plastic, and accessories are encased in plastic. Plastic also has a way of getting into trees, bushes, oceans, animals, and makes the environment look awful. As of watching our backyards and oceans get filled with plastic bags, we have realized the trouble plastic causes for the environment. San Francisco, California, Laredo, and Eagle Pass have…

remains inside a large plastic bag. The plastic bag was discovered in the old downtown district of Seattle, Washington on April 16, 2116. The remains were located in an old abandoned apartment building complex 30 feet underneath the ground in the old downtown district of the city. Several construction workers discovered the plastic bag while working on a renovation project for their construction company. The company hired a group of independent archaeologists to examine the plastic bag and all…

In Adam B. Summers’ editorial “Bag Ban Bad for Freedom and Environment”, he argues why California’s possible ban on plastic bags is detrimental and encourages readers to resist the ban. Summers uses several methods of persuasion in his essay to convince the reader of his argument. He begins and concludes the essay with words and phrases that appeal to the reader's emotions, as well as utilizing many facts and statistics to support his position. In the first several paragraphs, Summers appeals…

believe super markets should be required to enforce a 25 cent per plastic bag fee? Which will save our environment, and keep plastic out of our oceans, landfills and storm drains. Or do you believe this fee is unnecessary, and it penalizes people who do not have an adequate amount of money to buy reusable bags? For the poor do not need another fee, and workers don't need the extra work. However, isn't it depressing to see how much plastic has accumulated over the years on our planet. The…

My goal of this paper is to persuade my readers that plastic bags should be banned because its disability to be degraded has caused the white pollution which is harmful to the environment. For this essay, I have done a long journal of research. I selected three pictures to insert into the paper to make the contents more visual for the readers. I discussed the reason, influence of the forbidden of plastic bags. My strong part of this essay is that I have strong points and sources…

I believe that the state should not require super markets to charge a 25-cent fee for each plastic grocery bag. Not everyone can afford to pay for their grocery's let alone pay for the plastic bags they use to carry them out to their car and then into their home. Charging people for plastic bags will not help the environment. Just remove the plastic bags out of the stores and only use paper. Millions of Americans can't afford basic nutrition, according to the blockbuster study. 66 percent of…

are addressed in documentaries. Conventions and techniques are utilised by the composers and directors of mockumentaries in order to do this. In particular, the mockumentaries 'Babakuieria' (1986) directed by Don Featherstone and 'The Majestic Plastic Bag' (2010) directed by Jeremy Konner both attempt to mock prominent issues that exist in society. Despite the different purpose of both mockumentaries, many similarities also exist. They both essentially acknowledge the necessity for society to…

Since the appearance of plastic bags in stores in the United States in the late 1970s, they have been presented all over the world. When buying any items from stores, most buyers are served plastic bags to wrap or package. The first plastic bag was invented 150 years ago, soon after, consumers around the world quickly realized that plastic bags were the most common way of packing goods. Plastic bags have such common usage mainly because they are strong and convenient (Hayabuchi et al., 2005).…

commercials and people on the news talking about using reusable bags and recycling more. This won’t necessarily help us, but it will help our kids and grandkids in the future. We need to start worrying about how our future generations will be affected by how we act. That statement is talked about a lot on the news, commercials, etc. A company that would be affected by us using reusable bags is, the company that makes plastic bags. Since people will not be buying them anymore, they would…